Cartier

Hi all ! Can you please compare movements, style, tradition Cartier image for these two different watches. How old Pasha seems these days ? Or is it a timeless design, like Submariner ? I must admit, I own Pasha and like it, but recently is attracted by B... 

Hi Gary, The 38mm Pasha chrono was based on an vintage watch design, and the 38mm Pashas (non chrono) were first introduced around 25 years ago, so in my opinion it is more "classical Cartier" design than the BB. The BB is a nice design, but IMHO it was d... 

Dino put it very nicely but a correction: the movement in the Ballon Bleu chronograph is the JLC-designed 8000 MC with an in-house chronograph module. That makes it a slightly more refined than an ETA based calibre, though Dino is right, the Piguet 1185 i... 

IMHO Dino's explanation is right, the Ballon bleu Chronograph is not what Gary meant, at least the way I read it. Since the Ballon bleu chronograph is a 44mm watch. GEO

I should have read the original post more carefully. The Piguet 1185 is indeed a more attractive movement, but there is a price disparity between the two which makes a direct comparison difficult. On aesthetics the Pasha is indeed a classic (even though i... 

Hi SJX, As Geo mentioned, I thought the original poster was talking about the 38mm Pasha Chronograph in comparison to the time only BB, as he said BB 42 and he did not mention it being a chronograph. I agree its not really a fair comparison as one watch i...